This amount of $$ is bandied about as if it is some kind of yardstick on the health of the economy.
So, I thought I'd compare past sales & population.
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If Boxing Day sales are a a yardstick then it's a telling indicator of the lack of confidence & spending ability of consumers after 5+ years of LNP govt.
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2017 - Boxing Day sales amount prediction in $$$
$2.4 billion
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news.com.au/finance/busine…
$2.1 billion
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dailytelegraph.com.au/news/nsw/boxin…
$2 billion
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couriermail.com.au/news/no-keys-n…
2016 - Population of Australia
23,401,892
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quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au/census_service…
$2.5 billion divided by 25 million (approx. population of Australia 2018) = $100
I wouldn't exactly call that a 'splurge'
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